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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 18 - 23, 2013

(25, Q5) Toms Smedins/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia

Toms Smedins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 25, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kuldiga

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Göteborg 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$33,414.46

Ruslans Sorokins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 11, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Kristiansand 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$160,900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	Money
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	2	1	US$29,000.00

Previous Rome Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Did not play	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th
2010	Did not play	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2011	Did not play	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2012	Did not play	Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	25, Q6	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	22	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q4	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2013	Fuzhou Open	19	25th	150	US$1,500.00

Rome Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/18/2013	Qualifier 2	Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (Q21)	Won 21-19, 18-21, 18-16	0:53
Wed, 6/19/2013	Pool H	Paolo Ingrosso / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (8)	Won 18-21, 25-23, 15-9	1:01
Thu, 6/20/2013	Pool H	Alvaro Filho / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (9)	Lost 19-21, 13-21	0:38
Fri, 6/21/2013	Pool H	Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (24)	Lost 12-21, 18-21	0:35
Fri, 6/21/2013	Winner 1	Daan Spijkers / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (20)	Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-10	0:48
Sat, 6/22/2013	Winner 2	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (11)	Lost 21-18, 15-21, 10-15	0:54

Head to Head Results
Smedins/Sorokins trail the series against the field 6-12 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Schmidt/Solberg	3	Smedins/Sorokins	19	21-19, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool F	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Smedins/Sorokins	22	21-11, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Ingrosso/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool H	Smedins/Sorokins	25, Q5	Ingrosso/Tomatis	8	18-21, 25-23, 15-9	1:01
Trail the series against # 9 Filho/Santos, Brazil 1-2
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool H	Filho/Santos	9	Smedins/Sorokins	25, Q5	21-19, 21-13	0:38
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Smedins/Sorokins	25, Q6	Filho/Santos	9	21-15, 13-21, 15-13	0:47
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Filho/Santos	14	Smedins/Sorokins	19	21-16, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Doppler/Horst	11	Smedins/Sorokins	25, Q5	18-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:54
Trail the series against # 13 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dollinger/Windscheif	13	Smedins/Sorokins	22	21-15, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Smedins/Sorokins	25, Q6	21-18, 24-22	0:42
Trail the series against # 16 Huber/Seidl, Austria 0-1
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Huber/Seidl	22, Q1	Smedins/Sorokins	25, Q6	28-26, 22-20	0:46
Trail the series against # 19 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 0-1
4/30/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kapa/McHugh	29, Q13	Smedins/Sorokins	Q4	21-10, 21-16	0:31
Series tied with # 20 Spijkers/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Smedins/Sorokins	25, Q5	Spijkers/Varenhorst	20	21-17, 15-21, 15-10	0:48
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool F	Spijkers/Varenhorst	11	Smedins/Sorokins	22	23-21, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 24 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool H	Koshkarev/Semenov	24	Smedins/Sorokins	25, Q5	21-12, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # Q4 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Smedins/Sorokins	25, Q6	Eithun/Horrem	24, Q4	21-14, 11-21, 15-9	0:43
Trail the series against # Q10 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Bogatov/Prokopiev	30, Q4	Smedins/Sorokins	19	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # Q12 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool F	Smedins/Sorokins	22	Kuleshov/Yakovlev	27	21-19, 25-27, 15-9	0:59
Lead the series against # Q21 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
6/18/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Smedins/Sorokins	25, Q5	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	Q21	21-19, 18-21, 18-16	0:53